This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Portman Ridge Finance (KCAP) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock KCAP vs. PSEC, VRTS, CSWC, OCSL, FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, and SCMShould you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Stellus Capital Investment (SCM). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Portman Ridge Finance vs. Its Competitors Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest Oaktree Specialty Lending Fidus Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Stellus Capital Investment Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:KCAP) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in KCAP or PSEC? 27.6% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer KCAP or PSEC? Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 10.39%. Given Prospect Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Portman Ridge Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Is KCAP or PSEC a better dividend stock? Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.4%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out 148.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prospect Capital pays out -40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to KCAP or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 7 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Prospect Capital and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Portman Ridge Finance Neutral Prospect Capital Positive Is KCAP or PSEC more profitable? Portman Ridge Finance has a net margin of -35.34% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -69.68%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.14% beat Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Portman Ridge Finance-35.34% 5.81% 3.52% Prospect Capital -69.68%12.14%5.59% Which has more volatility & risk, KCAP or PSEC? Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KCAP or PSEC? Portman Ridge Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Prospect Capital. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portman Ridge Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPortman Ridge Finance$27.09M16.66-$9.57M$0.2744.78Prospect Capital-$406.94M-3.17-$469.92M-$1.34-2.08 SummaryProspect Capital beats Portman Ridge Finance on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Portman Ridge Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KCAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KCAP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KCAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPortman Ridge FinanceInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$451.44M$5.34M$12.77B$10.14BDividend Yield10.67%N/A5.40%4.60%P/E Ratio44.78N/A245.8625.98Price / Sales16.667.8531.08181.13Price / Cash37.57N/A22.3660.44Price / Book2.86N/A2.316.29Net Income-$9.57M-$350K$1.01B$271.07M Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCAPPortman Ridge FinanceN/A$12.09-0.9%N/A-33.4%$451.44M$27.09M44.7813PSECProspect Capital0.7697 of 5 stars$2.91-2.3%$2.50-14.1%-49.7%$1.38B$719.44M-2.172,019Positive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.8769 of 5 stars$198.41-1.5%$188.25-5.1%-3.0%$1.34B$884.72M11.74770News CoveragePositive NewsCSWCCapital Southwest2.7834 of 5 stars$22.80-0.7%$24.30+6.6%-8.5%$1.28B$204.44M13.8220News CoverageOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.8152 of 5 stars$13.90-0.7%$15.00+7.9%-16.6%$1.23B$381.67M24.82N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsFDUSFidus Investment2.5376 of 5 stars$21.42-0.5%$22.00+2.7%+6.6%$761.73M$146.15M9.27N/APositive NewsTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.9479 of 5 stars$7.13-1.1%$6.75-5.3%-20.6%$613.11M$259.44M-41.9421,100News CoveragePositive NewsGLADGladstone Capital2.288 of 5 stars$26.14-1.1%$24.50-6.3%+2.0%$589.96M$96.62M7.7170News CoverageGAINGladstone Investment1.1451 of 5 stars$14.10-0.5%$13.50-4.3%+10.5%$541.57M$93.66M6.5070Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPNNTPennantPark Investment1.8321 of 5 stars$7.18+0.1%$6.33-11.8%+1.2%$468.83M$61.29M27.62N/APositive NewsSCMStellus Capital Investment0.9789 of 5 stars$14.44-0.6%$13.00-10.0%+3.1%$412.89M$104.74M9.96599Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Stellus Capital Investment Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KCAP) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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